Java

I have been working using Java since 1995 when I downloaded release 0.89a. I've used all Java versions to Java 5.0 and have worked on a number of new technology projects using the language.

In 1998 I worked on an 18 month project developing a configuration management tool for a major telecommunications company. For this project I developed an Object Relational Mapper called Cobra. This tool enabled developers to access Java objects over local or an RMI interface and could automatically generate SQL calls to maintain state with a relational database. It is similar to Hibernate which has become a part of the JBOSS 3.0 specification.

I've recently been working on a project to port an EJB 2.1 to 3.0 system using JBoss 4.0 Application Server. Here are some notes on problems I've come across as part of this project.

• JBoss EJB Troubleshooting
• JBoss JSF Troubleshooting
• JVM Thread Dumps
• Tracing Database Connection Pool Leaks
• Clustering Tomcat and Apache using mod_jk
• Automated Code Review
• What are the advantages of using an Interface compared to an Abstract Type?
• Eclipse Helios
• findJar

• Spring MVC
• Building the Spring MVC WAR with Maven
• Running our Spring JPA example under Jetty
• Running our Spring JPA example under Tomcat
• Testing Spring Controllers with EasyMock

• Spring Security
• A simple Spring Security 3.0 ACL Tutorial
• Implementing Unix File System Permissions with Spring Security 3.0

• Using Maven with Spring/JPA and TestNG
• Maven Archetypes
• Project Object Model - POM

• The Salomon Run - Swimming upstream on the technology tide, one technology at a time. A collection of articles, tips, and random musings on application development and system design
• The Bile Blog